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The great majority of French people are still turning up their noses at daringly cut clothes in delicate fabrics - in contrast to the Italians, who can't get enough of them. The French just don't get it, and designers are furious. 'The market for men's clothes in France is the hardest in Europe,' says Jeff Sayre, an American stylist at Georges Rech. The German male spends twice as much on clothes as his French counterpart, who still shies away from bright and lively colours. Nothing could make people happier beyond the banks of the Rhine and in Scandinavia. All the same, a big effort is being made to explain colour to the French. Gently. Lots of stores, like the Daniel Cremieux chain, have altered the way they display their collections. Now everything is classed by colour, and not by the type of clothing.
The World Economic Forum says Google, Amazon and co. are a threat to banks. Plenty of other industries could soon feel the Silicon Valley squeeze too.
It's hard to follow a boss who goes unnoticed.
The lack of female entrepreneurs is costing the UK economy £1bn each year. Here's how we can create more.
MT tapped up a panel of entrepreneurs for the advice they wished they had before taking the plunge.
Caroline Casey is legally blind but worked as a top consultant without her bosses realising. She wants businesses to do more help their workforces overcome disability.
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Dove seeks 'brand love' with strategic shift to Facebook
Unilever is switching the focus of its Dove marketing strategy to Facebook, saying it views the site as the best platform to develop "brand love", as it continues to encourage "eye-to-eye connections" with its audience.
Fernando Machado, global brand development vice-president, Dove Skin, said the social-media network is key to engaging with consumers one-on-one, despite the difficulty in measuring ROI.
He said: "I didn’t make the call on developing this based on ROI, it was based on community.
"Other brands think advertising on Facebook doesn’t pay back, but for Dove, this is the right thing to do."
The company has rolled out a "Dove ad makeover" Facebook app in the UK after it tested well in Brazil and Australia.
The app allows users to replace "negative" ads for products such as weight-loss supplements with "positive" Dove ads that boost the recipient's self-esteem and have been paid for by the brand.
The activity will support upcoming above-the-line marketing for Dove's 'Campaign for Real Beauty' initiative.
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Jon Smith Subs closed the year strong, bringing its total number of stores to more than 20 across four countries.
Jaws Jumbo Burgers a movie themed burger concept announced plans to open multi units with an innovative limited partnership licensing agreement.
FAT Brands Inc., parent company of Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, announced the development of 10 new co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express restaurants throughout California, Arizona, Texas,
Rush Bowls is opening its first Indiana location.
Just Salad, the NYC-based fast casual concept committed to serving real food at an affordable price, will double its Greater Chicago footprint from four to eight locations in 2019 and hire over 100
Lake Mary is about to get a whole lot fresher with the highly anticipated Grand Opening of Kona Poké on January 25.
With one Texas location open and operating in Katy, Main Squeeze Juice Co., a newcomer to the more than $5 billion juice market, is opening their first Fulshear location.
Wisconsin-based sub sandwich franchise Cousins Subs is celebrating its first out-of-state location under the brand’s new growth plan with the grand opening of its downtown Chicago restaurant at 120
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted sandwiches, is closing 2018 on a high note.
Ono Hawaiian BBQ, known for its island-inspired Hawaiian plates, expands its presence in San Jose with their second location in the Sun Garden complex center near the Downtown College Prep and San
QSR magazine announced the launch of its new podcast, “Fast Forward.” The podcast features conversations with fast-casual founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators discussing the process of
New research shows how the e-commerce giant could create another successful stream of revenue.
Sun & Fork by First Watch, a new fast-casual all-day breakfast and lunch concept, opened this week at 2525 West End Avenue in a space that formerly operated as Bread & Company.
Wing It On! announced its first New Jersey location, opening in the Save-a-Lot plaza at 1600 East Saint Georges Ave. Linden.
The build-your-own concept turned to a large food purveyor to make its starting costs realistic for franchisees.
The Hummus & Pita Co. is partnering with known Southern California multi-concept operator Dan Markel as a 100-unit development agent for the state of California.
Main Squeeze Juice Co., a newcomer to the more than $5 billion juice market—is celebrating a remarkable year of growth for both franchise development and company milestones.
Creamistry—the California-based franchise specializing in customizable made-to-order liquid nitrogen ice cream using all-natural and organic ingredients—celebrates a remarkable year of brand growth
Wayback Burgers opened a new location in the Netherlands.
Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream unveiled an energized expansion strategy that is positioned to add 15 new targeted markets to its roster of locations in 2019.
Chop Stop, a California-based chopped salad concept known for its fresh, customizable chopped salads and other health-oriented menu options, announced that it has recently signed 16 new franchise a
Beloved in the U.K., Leon is betting Americans will be equally smitten by its “naturally” fast food
Something is baking at Town Center at Cobb. Woops!,
a bakery dreamed up in New York City, specializing in macarons and other internat
District diners seeking “Naturally Fast Food” will soon have a second restaurant to get their LEON fix in D.C. Taking yet another step in their U.S.
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta just opened its doors at 1180 Main St.
Main Squeeze Juice Co., a newcomer to the more than $5 billion juice market, has signed a development deal to bring as many as three stores to the Metairie and Greater New Orleans area, the first o
Pancheros Mexican Grill, known for its fresh-pressed tortillas and perfectly mixed ingredients, announced it has signed a multi-unit agreement with experienced restaurateur and Cary, North Ca
The classic brand is revamping its menu and strategy as it takes aim at 1,000 stores.
Parent company to Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Sonic, Inspire Brands is creating a business model that could upend everything we know about running a multi-brand portfolio.
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Ethio-telecom announces service improvement to halt COVID-19 spread
Addis Ababa, April 15, 2020 (FBC) –Ethio-telecom has announced plans to improve its services beginning from tomorrow, April 16, 2020.
Firehiwot Tamiru, CEO of Ethio-telecom, said the service improvement aims to limit movement of people outside of their home and stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to her, the company will avail ‘Stay at Home Mobile Package’, ‘Stay Connected,’ and ‘Stay Active’ services as of tomorrow.
‘Stay at Home Mobile Package’ allows subscribers to make 30 minutes voice call locally for five birr, together with 20 free local text messages.
It also offers subscribers 100Mb internet service for five birr and 250Mb internet service for 10 birr, along-with 20 free local text messages.
‘Stay Connected’ services offers subscribers 300Mb internet service and 30 minutes local voice call for 15 birr, with 20 free local text messages , she said.
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The Brit Awards is owned by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which has a mission to promote British music abroad.
While the domestic TV audience for the Brit Awards hit a low of 4.6 million viewers in 2014, the digital audience has grown strongly.
There were 15.7 million views of online content between the campaign launch in November 2013 and the show in February, with 76% of those views coming from outside the UK.
On the night, 1.8 million people watched live on YouTube from outside the UK.
Somethin’ Else will handle video content production, hosted on The Brits YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts and Brits.co.uk.
Content will be updated daily and targeting artists' fans to increase their international profile. Music will be the main consideration but content will also focus on comedy and fashion with commentary from YouTube names like Dan and Phil.
On the night, a newsroom of 30 editors and content creators will provide instant reaction and continuous content.
Ian Sharpe, head of moving image and digital at Somethin’ Else, said: "Last year the Brits achieved unprecedented success online.
"This year our focus is to use online to further develop the Brits brand to market both the event itself and the wider goal of promoting British music."
Somethin’ Else has already filmed the Critics’ Choice Sessions, recorded at Abbey Road Studios, which will be shared via the Brits social media accounts.
From mid-January it will begin to push voting for the Best British Video, open for five weeks up to the event on 25 February. Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Sam Smith are the first acts to be confirmed.


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(CBS News) Despite their insistence that Coca-Cola does not contain any harmful ingredients, the company announced today that they were switching to a new, low 4-MI formula to meet requirements of California law that may may have mandated a cancer warning label on bottles and cans.
Coca-Cola Co. spokesperson Ben Sheidler told HealthPop by e-mail that Coke is not reformulating their classic beverage, but made the decision to ask its caramel suppliers to meet the necessary manufacturing modifications to meet California's Prop 65. The proposition requires the state governor to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. Coca-Cola would also be required to post a cancer warning label on their products with high levels of 4-MI.
Sheidler reiterated that even before the changes were made, Coca-Cola has always been safe for human consumption. "The caramel color in all of our products has been, is and always will be safe," he said, adding that they made the changes so they would not be subject to a "scientifically unfounded" warning.
The changes will be implemented nationally, but won't affect other Coca-Cola products worldwide.
The 4-MI chemical, which provides the caramel color in cola drinks, has been shown in lab studies to cause cancer in rats, but not in humans. California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment set a level of 29 micrograms of 4-MI before a product has to bear a cancer warning label. However, a study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) found that cola cans, including Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Snapple Group Inc's Dr. Pepper, and Whole Foods' 365 Cola, had levels near 140 micrograms in each 12-ounce can, Reuters reported.
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US financial institutions had issued one million Visa-branded EMV chip cards by the end of December 2011, the payments network reports. Issuers now include Chase Card Services, State Employees’ Credit Union, United Nations Federal Credit Union, US Bank, and Wells Fargo.
- ST ships its one billionth secure element
- IMF sees negative interest rates in cashless future
- Analysts: 43% of iPhone users have now enabled Apple Pay
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Google Videos App Now Lets You Rent Movies On Your Android Phone
The updated app will now work on smartphones running Android versions 2.2 or 2.3.
The official video player for Android Market movie rentals, Google Videos, has been updated and will now work on Android smartphones running the latest versions. The app used to be available only on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), the OS for Android tablets, now this has extended to Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). This update, which was rumored early last month, now allows users to watch movie rentals from the Android Market as well as personal videos stored on your smartphone. The app also lets you manage the movies you've rented and displays a list of the most-rented titles.


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The largest soft-drink manufacturer in the world, Coca-Cola announced that it will buy 16.7% stake in Monster Beverages, a leading energy drinks company, for around $2.15 billion. This deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year or early in 2015, will further extend Coca-Cola’s reach in the fast-growing energy drinks market globally. While consumers, especially in the developed markets, continue to shift away from sugary carbonated soft drinks, smaller beverage segments such as energy drinks have seen considerable volume rises in the last couple of years. Around half of Monster’s beverages, mainly Monster Energy, were already distributed in certain U.S. and Canadian territories by Coca-Cola. In addition, Coca-Cola’s bottlers also distribute Monster Beverages in some international markets. As part of this new deal, Coca-Cola will transfer its energy brands to Monster, and the latter will transfer its non-energy portfolio to Coca-Cola, in order to optimally realign product portfolios. Amid declining sales of the core CSD category, the new Monster deal locks-in Coca-Cola’s share in the fast-growing global energy drinks market, worth around $27 billion presently.
We estimate a $41.86 price for Coca-Cola, which is roughly in line with the current market price.
Energy Drinks Continue To Grow In The Domestic Market
CSD volumes in the U.S. declined by 3.2% last year due to negative consumer perception owing to health and wellness concerns regarding high calorie content, but still form the largest category of the country’s liquid refreshment beverage market. While CSDs constitute around 43% of the overall market, energy drinks represent just over 2%, by our estimates. Energy drink volumes grew by 5.5% in the U.S. in 2013, and owing to the low current levels of penetration, large-scale promotions and innovative advertising initiatives, could grow by 52% through 2018. Growing popularity of energy drinks has even prompted C-stores in the domestic market to increase shelf space allotted to this category from around 20% presently. According to a survey conducted by Wells Fargo, retailers plan to expand shelf space for energy drinks to over 30% in the near term, taking away space from ailing diet CSDs. Energy drinks have not only been outperforming the U.S. LRB market sales-wise, but also carry fatter margins. Compared to around 30% margins for CSDs, margins for energy drinks are around 40%, primarily due to higher pricing. This acts as an added incentive for retailers to promote energy drinks over other beverages and provide larger shelf space to this category.
In addition to the domestic market, energy drinks are also expanding overseas. For example, the energy drinks segment in Brazil is expected to outpace the growth of the country’s overall LRB market through 2017. As compared to the CAGR of 6% for the latter, energy drinks are expected to grow by over 25% annually in terms of volume during this period. In fact, Brazil is expected to outrun every other country in terms of volume growth in this segment through 2017. Low penetration levels in Brazil as well as other emerging economies means that there is a large growth potential in energy drinks in the next few years.
Coca-Cola To Benefit From Monster’s Strong Positioning
Owing to the high demand for energy drinks, distribution of Monster’s beverages was expected to contribute 3% to Coca-Cola’s net operating profits and roughly 13% to the company’s North American operating profits in 2015, according to Stifel. As part of the new agreement, both the companies will modify their current distribution agreement in the U.S. and Canada by expanding into additional territories in these countries, as well as international markets. Monster will become the exclusive energy drinks partner of Coca-Cola, which will add another cash flow stream owing to the equity investment in Monster.
Coca-Cola had considered acquiring Monster in early 2012, but eventually dropped the deal in April. Monster’s market value has grown over three times since 2010 to reach ~$14.5 billion presently. According to Bloomberg, the company’s sales are expected to swell by 53% through 2017, beating every other beverage company in the U.S. valued at above $50 million. Monster generated over $2.2 billion in sales in 2013, up 9% year-over-year, and the high demand for energy drinks could further bolster both Monster and Coca-Cola’s finances, going forward. Apart from strengthening domestic sales, Coca-Cola’s widespread distribution channels and marketing muscle could help generate meaningful growth for Monster internationally. Around 70% of energy drink sales globally are outside the U.S., but Monster sells only 21% of its drinks in international markets.
In addition, Monster will now take control of Coca-Cola’s energy drink portfolio, including Full Throttle, NOS, Burn, Mother, Relentless, Play and Power Play. Owing to Monster’s strong brand positioning in the energy drinks sector and dedicated investments in advertising and marketing, Coca-Cola’s energy drinks could also enhance their reach. Retail sales for NOS rose nearly 7% in the U.S. in 2013 to $243 million, selling less than only Red Bull and Monster in the domestic market. However, both Red Bull and Monster dwarf sales of Coca-Cola’s energy drink portfolio at present. These two companies together generated almost $4 billion in dollar sales last year in the U.S.
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'Man Cave Craft Meats,' a Minnesotan craft butcher based out of Minneapolis, has recently rebranded as part of a big move for the company. Minneapolitans might be familiar with Man Cave Craft Meats from the local butcher's tent at the Minneapolis Farmers Market, but the company is expanding beyond that hyper-local venue and into grocery store across the country.
The biggest aspect of the rebrand for Man Cave Craft Meats isn't to the ethos of the company, but rather in how that ethos is embodied. The new meat packaging now features a burly man wearing a butcher's apron. With crossed, tattooed arms and a thick beard, the paper slip shows off the company's tough, no-nonsense attitude when it comes to their meat products.
As such packaging makes clear, Man Cave's products are aimed at people who are serious about quality craft meats.
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Apple's low-cost mini-note, is it ready for production?
Senior vice president denied it in November last year as "the user is not asking"Although it enters Apple's low price mini notebook market, it became clear that preparations for production began.
Taiwan's LCD display maker "Wintek" alreadyHaving ordered a touch panel from Apple that seems to be for mini-noteAlthough it is clarified, will a stylish low price mini note made by Apple come out yet?
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Foxconn to land Apple netbook order, says paper
According to this article, we undertake the production of electronic equipmentElectronic equipment contract manufacturing (EMS)It is said that Foxconn (official company name: Hon Hai Precision Industry) of the Taiwanese manufacturer, the world's largest in the field, is preparing to undertake production of low price mini-note from Apple.
Apple, against FoxconnI also outsource the manufacture of iPhone, iPod, MacBook, etc., MacBook manufacturing consignment has contributed greatly to Foxconn's second quarter performance growth.
Apple to SamsungHaving purchased 100 million flash memoriesHas been clarified this month, but the possibility of appearing within the year has been statedNew iPhoneIs there a possibility that flash memory is adopted as well as low price mini notebooks? I can not keep an eye on future trends.


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The era of Windows is over.
Actually, that’s not entirely true: Windows continues to run on hundreds of millions of desktops and laptops around the world. Everyone from gamers to business owners depend on it as a platform for apps and the Web. And Microsoft continues to draw a significant portion of its revenue from the operating system.
However, Microsoft has signaled a new era that’s far less Windows-dependent. In an email to Microsoft employees last week (which the company then published online), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company would effectively double down on the cloud and the “intelligent edge” (i.e., the integration of A.I. and machine learning into products), while dividing the responsibility for maintaining Windows among various business units. Longtime executive Terry Myerson, who oversaw Windows, is leaving Microsoft.
In essence, Windows software and hardware will become units among many, in stark contrast to the “Windows first” strategy pursued under Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Nadella’s predecessor Steve Ballmer. Nadella’s reorganization is a reflection of some broader realities: Microsoft failed to make much of a dent in mobile (despite devoting tons of resources to Windows Phone) even as mobile has become the primary computing platform for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. At the same time, subscription-based services and apps have evolved into major revenue drivers for companies. Depending on regular Windows releases to power the bottom line just doesn’t seem as viable as it did ten years ago; now the emphasis is on getting millions of users to shell out a relatively small amount of money every month for cloud-based products.
That doesn’t mean Windows is going away; and for Microsoft-centric developers, the market for Windows-based apps will likely to continue far into the future (although it seems unlikely that the company will take a run at another dedicated mobile OS anytime soon). For those tech pros who have made significant investments in Microsoft’s cloud-based platforms, especially anything Azure-related, these corporate changes may even come as good news: the company isn’t likely to abandon support and updates for its cloud anytime soon, and may even accelerate the release of developer tools.
In fact, if you’re a Microsoft-centric developer, now’s a great time to familiarize yourself with the company’s developer-facing efforts in A.I. and machine learning. That’s clearly where the company sees the future—which means that’s where it’s going to push its resources for tech pros. As more businesses embrace A.I. as a part of their strategies, A.I. knowledge will only grow in importance.


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Swiggy’s funding muscle has got a huge boost after it raised INR 264 Cr in series I funding round led by Tencent & other investors, according to INC 42. The other investors that participated in the round include Ark Impact investments, Korea Investment partner, and MACM India Growth Fund.
Here is the breakup of the investment put forth by the ministry of commerce affairs (MCA) filings, which was accessed by Inc 42. Tencent invested INR 142.CR for 6034 preference shares. Arc Impact invested INR 71 Cr for 3015 preference shares and 2 equity shares. Korea Investment partner invested INR 35.6 Cr for 1498 preference shares and MACM pumped INR 14.2 Cr for 602 shares.
Prior to this Swiggy had last raised $113 Mn in February this year from existing investors like Porus N.V, Meituan Dianping, and Wellington Management Company. This was preceded by a massive $1 Bn funding in December 2018. That funding was spearheaded by Naspers, one of the largest stakeholders in the company. The other investors that participated in the round include Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, and Wellington Management.
The $1 Bn funding especially helped the company stemming the competitive pressure emanating from its arch rival Zomato.
Swiggy may use fresh funds to propel its grocery business
The fresh capital infusion has come at a critical time when Swiggy is seriously mulling to expand its grocery business. The company is likely to infuse funds into its flagship grocery services Swiggy Go and Swiggy Stores.
However, online grocery is a highly competitive space with competition emanating not only from traditional grocery players like Grofers and BigBasket but also from e-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon.
Swiggy, therefore, may very well have to raise more funds to keep up its grocery dream alive in this highly competitive environment.


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The company tweeted from its @BlackBerry account “Fill in the blank: BlackBerry helps me ________.” However, many of the people who responded didn’t find BlackBerry too helpful.
“Realize how thankful I am for my #iPhone,” said one user, in one of the tamest yet worst responses RIM could have received. Not to be outdone, though, another user said the same about Android.
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DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, has extended its partnership with AHK Air Hong Kong Limited with a new 15-year block-space agreement which will enable the carrier's overnight air services to continue supporting the DHL Express network until 2033.
As part of the new commercial arrangements, DHL will sell its 40% stake in Air Hong Kong to majority-owner Cathay Pacific, and purchase eight of Air Hong Kong's A300-600F cargo planes which will then be leased back to the carrier. The new arrangement will provide a stable revenue stream to Air Hong Kong and a predictable cost base for DHL. The new agreement takes effect on 1 January 2019, replacing Air Hong Kong's current agreement with DHL when it expires.
The new agreement will initially provide DHL with the same service and access to Air Hong Kong's capacity as per the current agreement, but allows for greater growth and flexibility in aircraft deployment and route selection to support DHL's express services in the Asia Pacific region. Air Hong Kong remains an important partner in DHL's Asia Air Network that utilizes more than 800 daily flights to the United States, Europe and around the Asia Pacific region.
"Asia is expected to experience exponential trade growth and our renewed block space agreement with Air Hong Kong forms a natural complement to DHL's broader growth strategy in Asia Pacific to meet continually strong market demand," said Ken Allen, CEO, DHL Express. "Air Hong Kong has provided the backbone of our air express capabilities in Hong Kong for 15 years since 2002, and the latest agreement with Cathay Pacific will allow it to reach even greater heights as we consolidate its operations for maximal efficiency and availability."
Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Rupert Hogg said: "Air Hong Kong is a joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL that has proven extremely valuable to both our businesses, and we expect it to yield even better results and operational agility in its newest iteration. With Air Hong Kong becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of our group, and with the block space agreement in place, these will enable us to invest in the long-term success of Air Hong Kong, which benefits from the prospering express air cargo market in the region, and capture the abundant business opportunities that are prevalent."
"This new block space agreement reinforces the successful and longstanding collaboration between DHL Express and Air Hong Kong as we gear up for ongoing growth in Asia Pacific trade, guaranteeing capacity on many of our critical routes that use Hong Kong as a logistics hub," said Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific. "With Hong Kong's merchandise exports between January and September 2017 growing by 8.5% compared to last year,1 we're keenly aware of the upward momentum that the region's trade lanes are facing. Our renewed partnership with Air Hong Kong, combined with the new leaseback deal governing its fleet, gives us greater flexibility to add new routes and optimize our aircraft utilization in the face of unpredictable changes or sudden increases in demand."
DHL Express recently also announced the expansion of its Central Asia Hub in Hong Kong, a dedicated and purpose-built air express cargo facility at the Hong Kong International Airport which services over 800 flights daily. The expansion will add an additional 8,000sqm of space as well as new technologies including automated X-ray inspection machines and material handling systems. The Central Asia Hub has seen shipping volumes grow 12% year-on-year for the past decade and already handles more than 40% of all DHL shipments in Asia Pacific. When operating at its full capacity, the annual throughput of the expanded CAH is expected to go up by 50% to 1.06 million tonnes per annum. The expanded CAH will handle six times more in terms of shipment volume than when it was first established in 2004.
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MARANA, Ariz. — The town of Marana is hosting a holiday season kick off with 'Deck Downtown' Saturday, Dec. 7.
The holiday event is from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. in downtown Marana, 11555 West Civic Center Drive.
The kick off will include live performances, Santa Claus, a Christmas tree lighting show, and activities for kids.
The tree lighting of the 25-foot tree will start at 6 p.m. followed by live dance performances.
There will also be a holiday market to purchase holiday gifts, and plenty of food vendors to try out.
For more information about the event, click here.
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Time to give your streetwear dealers a call…especially if you are into the well-known brand from New York, Supreme. The world famous streetwear brand who is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year has listed down a variety of products for the Spring/Summer 2014 season which include this special version of Jawbone Big Jambox.
I remember when I was a kid, Walkman players were only accessible by the rich kids in school while the rest of us sat at the sideline envying. Then when my parents finally bought me a Walkman, along came the CD players to put us back at our sad little corners once again; those were the days. These days, kids not only have their parents’ or even their own smartphones to play with, but there are even tech devices specially made for kids like the Aerial7 headphones we have for review today.
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The Nike Air Mag or the Back To The Future shoe Marty McFly wore in the 1989 movie was released as a charity auction pair in 2011 with 1,500 being sold on eBay on September the 8th. Even our very own se7en bid on a pair, but didn’t manage to get one. The general consensus was that while it was a great shoe to have in a collection and the LED panel and electroluminescent Nike swoosh was cool and all, this pair lacked a very important feature that was its coolest feature in the movie – Self Tying Laces.
Confused by the headline? We don’t blame you, whenever the word “Android” gets mentioned, Google automatically pops into mind but Android means a lot more than just a mobile operating system by the internet search giant, Android is also a brand that designs and sells watches in the U.S. and the company has recently announced that they will jump into the smartphone bandwagon to make its first smartwatch that runs on Google Android OS.
To be launched in December 2013, Android SmartWatch will be similar to all the smartwatches we’ve been seeing as of late – Pebble, Galaxy Gear or Sony Smartwatch 2, allowing you to have basic control over your smartphone like making/receiving calls, reading notification, toggle music, and while nothing much has been mentioned, it looks like there may be speaker and mic on board as well, according to the screenshot page.
Curious about Android SmartWatch? Check out the promo video below.
While the Samsung Galaxy Gear may be the trending topic for smartwatches these days, many would also remember that Sony announced its second iteration of the Sony SmartWatch series at the end of June. The Sony SmartWatch 2 was announced globally in Shanghai at the same time as the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, and it was rumoured that it will be available in Malaysia at the end of September.
Well, that didn’t happen, but Sony Malaysia’s Online Store now has a listing for the new SmartWatch 2. It will be available in two variants: the black metal strap variant will retail for RM850, while the standard rubber strap version will cost RM780. Both variants will sport the same set of hardware, with a 1.6-inch 220 x 176 LCD display, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC and compatibility for most Android smartphones.
We’ve approached a Sony exec for more information, and will update the post accordingly.
I’m sure by now you’re all aware that there are no electronic products that Samsung can’t make, they have practically all the household electronic appliances out there, televisions, cameras, a lot of phones that caters to every single segment in the market, they recently ventured into the smartwatch segment with the Galaxy Gear, and it looks like they might be making glasses as well and not your average glasses, but a “smart” one that is similar to what Google has.
Tweeted by Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-review, it is said that the glasses will be called “Gear Glass” and will make its debut in early 2014, just in time for Google Glass launch, maybe. Of course, it’s only a rumor so take it with a pinch of salt. It’ll be great to see what Samsung has got to offer, they are very good in their software, and a healthy competition can only mean good for us consumers.
Anyone here looking forward to a pair of smart glasses from Samsung or will you stick to Google Glass instead?
It’s been a long five years since Tag Heuer announced its premium mobile phone, the Tag Heuer Meridiist, and it looks like it’s about time the luxury watch maker come up with an update. The company recently announced the second generation Tag Heuer Meridiist that is thinner, lighter and more powerful than before.
But what makes this handset premium isn’t the specs, heck, it’s not even listed in its website, what makes the candy bar phone special is the premium materials that it is made out of, and the services it carries along with it. Crafted with 316L stainless steel, it features a 2.4” 103 CT Sapphire Crystal display at the front. Like some of the stuffs we’ve seen from Vertu, it also carries an exclusive concierge service, allowing you to score tickets to a sold-out show, book a table at a fancy restaurant and such at the press of a button, literally (there is a button designed into the phone that calls for a Tag Heuer representative when you press it).
And on to the boring stuffs, the specs; I believe if you have that amount of money to buy this phone, the specs will be the least you care about. Clearly catered for busy businessmen and women who are always traveling about, the new Meridiist features dual-SIM capability and dual-time GMT function with a second clock designed onto the top of the device. It has a 5MP rear camera, 8GB of internal storage and as its non-touchscreen candy bar design suggests, it’s not a smartphone but rather, a feature phone from Tag Heuer.
To be available in 10 different designs including an elegantly pink one, the second generation Meridiist retails for 3,900 euros (about RM16,800). Premium luxury phones anyone?
The upcoming weeks will definitely be a very exciting one, several devices are already scheduled to hit the shelves soon like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Nokia Lumia 1020, and it looks like Storekini.com has got more to offer. Starting today, you can place your preorder for the Asus Google Nexus 7 LTE 32GB (2013) or the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch with the online store, and have them delivered to your doorstep for free.
First up, the Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB Wi-Fi + LTE is up for grabs on Storekini.com for RM1,288 instead of the retail price of RM1,299. On top of that, Storekini is also offering some freebies including a third-party casing for the Nexus 7 and official Lowyat.NET merchandise. The Nexus 7 (2013) is an original unit with 1 (one) year official warranty by Asus MY / Local Authorized Distributor. Find out more about the deal in this link or check out our hands on video for the new Nexus 7.
The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C is scheduled to hit selected markets next week on 18 September, the preorder for those countries has already started today but it looks like the iPhone 5S is scheduled to make a public appearance slightly earlier. Apple and Burberry recently announced their partnership for the upcoming Burberry fashion show, which would be captured using the iPhone 5S’ new iSight camera.
The Burberry runway show will be held in London on 16 September and the iPhone 5S will be used to record “runway and beauty looks, product details, and backstage moments”. The show will be aired live on 16 September at 2:30pm GMT+1 and will be available to view at Burberry’s own site. Meanwhile, check out a teaser video for the show, shot with the iPhone 5S.
In case you don’t already know, while the iPhone 5S may have only an 8MP camera, the company has ditch the megapixel race and work on improving other parts of its camera including a five-element lens, larger aperture of f/2.2, a 15% larger active sensor area with larger pixel, True Tone flash with dual LED lights, and the ability to capture burst shots at 10fps, as well as 120fps slow-motion videos.
It looks like smartphone manufacturers are not the only ones who are into smartwatch, Nissan recently also showed off its smartwatch concept, specially designed for drivers of Nissan Nismo cars. Called the Nismo Watch, the smartwatch is designed to track the vehicle’s performance as well as driver’s biometric data.
Unlike the smartwatches we’ve seen before from Sony and Samsung, the Nismo Concept Watch is specially designed for racers, giving them the ability to monitor the efficiency of their vehicles with average speed and fuel consumption readings and access vehicle telematics and performance data while on track. For now, it will also be able to record down the heart rate of the driver but Nissan is working on some impressive motoring technologies like:
- ECG (Electrocardiogram) to measure the intervals of the R-R rhythm of the heart, and identify early fatigue
- EEG (Electroencephalogram) Brainwave to monitor the drivers’ level of concentration and emotions, and help athletes to get “In The Zone”
- Skin Temperature to record the core body temperature and hydration levels
Paired with a propitiatory smartphone app, users will also be able to share their performance across various social networks. Unfortunately, the smartwatch from Nissan is only a concept for now, but when it gets released, it will be available in black, white, and black and red. Now if only the other smartwatches can have such a beautiful design, I think I’ll have a shelf full of smartwatches by now.
Check out the videos below for a demo of the Nismo Smartwatch.
I’m pretty sure you’ve all seen the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear, we’ve shared our hands on video on both gadgets and if that’s not enough, Samsung has released its own 18 minutes long video diving into the details of what both devices offer.
On top of a larger and better screen, faster processor, more RAM and a new faux leather back casing, the Note III comes with a redesigned S Pen and a collection of new features specially catered for the company’s very own Stylus. It has a new Air Command feature that lets you quickly access some of these features. The video will dive down deep into the details of the apps. Personally, I’m glad it has 3GB of RAM because it sure looks like Samsung packed a whole load of features into the phablet.
Check out the video below and also get a very through view of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch from Samsung when paired to the Note III.
Last month, Nike has unveiled a number of new products for running that are based on a design ethos that the company dubbed as “Nature Amplified”. The ethos is said to focus on “designing for the body in motion” with the help of scientific research and feedbacks from athletes. One of them is the new Nike Free Flyknit running shoe which is generally a marriage of two well-known techs from the company: the flexible Free sole and Flyknit lightweight construction method.
While the Free Flyknit uses the same sole from the Nike Free 5.0+ that was released earlier this year, the Flyknit top of this shoe is rather different from previously released Nike Flyknit shoes as this particular top is more compressive and also features zoned performance mapping that enables natural flex as well as provides stability at areas that matters. Additionally, the Free Flyknit is also built with Flywire cable that give the shoe a fit that dynamically adapt to one’s foot movements.
Nike have also combined the Flyknit construction and Flywire technology with another of their well-known innovation called Lunarlon foam for the new Nike Free Hyperfeel running shoe. Designed as an ultra-minimalistic running shoe, it feature a flexible drop-in Lunarlon-based insole (instead of traditional midsole and sockliner) and ultra-thin rubber outsole with strategically placed waffle pistons for grip as well as feel.
The company’s Nature Amplified ethos has also resulted in new apparels technologies such as Nike Aeroloft insulation-ventilation tech and the ultra-soft Dri-Fit Knit lightweight fabric. For further information about all these new products, do connect directly with Nike Running Malaysia through facebook.com/NikeRunningMY.
One of the easiest ways to show our gaming allegiance to our friends outside the gaming community is via our clothing. Besides the standard superhero t-shirts, gaming tees are increasingly in demand, and are no longer reserved for the avid gamer and/or geeks.
This week’s latest Weekly Super Deal by Storekini features the best t-shirts and merchandise by J!NX. Get your tees inspired by Diablo III, World of Warcraft, Skyrim, League of Legends, Minecraft, Starcraft II as well as Dota 2 at discounted prices for the next week! Stocks are limited for each design, so do head on to Storekini.com and get your gaming merchandise today. GLHF!
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In case you haven’t noticed, wearable computing is the next big thing in the tech industry. E ink recently announced its Mobius Flexible Display, a 1,73” touch-enabled panel for smartwatches, and it looks like the company, together with Sonostar, is showing off a brand new smartwatch at the on-going Taiwan Computex. The device, simply called the Smartwatch, features a 320 x 240 grayscale panel within a wearable body that fits around your wrist.
They are only prototypes for now, the one showcased at the event were non-functional but one did display Facebook notifications while the other had a black and white image of a dog along with battery and Bluetooth indicators on the top, showing off some capabilities of the watch.
The device is scheduled to be shipped later this year, and should be compatible with Android and iOS devices.


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Female CEOs Inch Forward
By Sarah Klein
With the high-profile departures of Meg Whitman from eBay and Carly Fiorina from Hewlett-Packard, and the recent retirement of Susan Arnold from Proctor & Gamble, you would be forgiven for thinking that women had taken a step backwards in the leadership ranks of Fortune 500 companies. However, despite still being seriously underrepresented, there has actually been a rise the number of female CEOs, up to 15 in 2009 from 12 the previous year.
The few companies led by women deal with everything from food and beverages, to beauty products, to health care, to agriculture. But where women are perhaps most underrepresented is in the field of technology. Only two of the 15 female CEOs are in the tech business – Anne Mulcahy at Xerox and Carol Bartz, the 60-year-old CEO of Yahoo!
Mulcahy has been at Xerox for over 30 years, taking the top job back in 2001. She has steered Xerox away from bankruptcy and has become a favorite of Wall Street for taking the tough decisions.
Ms. Bartz has only been in charge at Yahoo! since January, after previously heading-up Autodesk, the world’s largest producer of design-software for use in architecture and engineering. Yahoo! is looking to Bartz to turn things around. She dramatically increased Autodesk’s stock price, but Yahoo! will prove more difficult: Google, Microsoft and hundreds of competing ad networks continue to snip away at Yahoo!’s core businesses.
The highest-ranked company led by a woman is Archer Daniels Midland (#27 on the Fortune 500), one of the largest corn-based ethanol producers. After 30 years in the oil industry, CEO Patricia Woertz, 56, is now committed to growing Archer Daniels by methods other than corn-based ethanol production.
One of the most successful female CEOs on the list is Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods. According to the LA Times, Kraft Foods, which ranks 53 on the Fortune 500, was the best performing of all women-led firms in 2008. She’s also the only woman to head-up a Dow 30 company. Rosenfeld, 55, believes Kraft’s fortunes will continue to rise as more families look to eat at home to save money.
While 15 is still a tiny percentage of the overall total, the increase does represent some steady improvement. As recently as 1996, there was just one woman gracing the list of corporate power players!


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In the tech world, everything is always “go, go, go!” There’s never any slowing down when it comes to the evolution of tech; it’s always on to the next, big thing. So it should hardly come as a surprise that before wearables have really caught on and permeated the mainstream market, that technology is already starting to evolve to an extremely invasive version: implantables.
Profusa, a South San Francisco-based tech company is already so over the wearable craze. They’re working on body sensing technology that will be injected directly into a person that would perform all the features of your standard wearable fitness tracker, and more. Taking to the CES showroom, Profusa demonstrated the Lumee Oxygen Sensing System, a tiny, grain-of-rice sized biocompatible sensor about as thick as a couple human hairs. The device is made to be injected into one’s skin to monitor oxygen levels in their surrounding tissue. Constructed using hydrogel, the sensor resembles the flexibility and feel of a contact lens.
If injecting yourself with technology is a little too extreme for you, Profusa’s aim for the sensor will be narrowly focused, at least initially. The company plans to target their implantable to medical facilities as a way of monitoring peripheral artery disease and wound healing. If all is successful, the applications of the device may spread outward, specifically to athletes in order to track muscle performance.
In order to construct a device that could be injected into one’s body and would be able to thrive there essentially forever, without creating scar tissue or having your body’s natural system reject the foreign object, Profusa spent a lot of time researching and designing this little guy. They came to the conclusion that a design resembling a sponge made the most sense – the sensor has microscopic holes that allow and will facilitate the growth of cell tissue while its rounded edges blend seamlessly inside one’s skin. Coated with a fluorescent dye that reacts to oxygen, the sensor will glow when hit by certain wavelengths of light. The sensor can be read by shining light on the skin where the sensor was injected and using an optical reader to detect these emissions. Currently, this sort of device is handheld and can transmit the data into a smartphone.
Profusa hopes the Lumee Oxygen Sensing System will be given the go-ahead in Europe to monitor peripheral artery disease in the coming months, with FDA approval to follow. If all goes well with their oxygen monitoring implantable, Profusa already has its sights set on developing similar injectable sensors to monitor urea, lactation, glucose and creatinine levels. A device implanted in your body that monitors aspects of your health and goes wherever you go by default could be revolutionary when it comes to human health and fitness.


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Ericsson and Apple signs mobile network patent deal
Swedish mobile telecom gear maker Ericsson said it has signed a patent license deal with Apple over technology that helps smartphones and tablets connect to mobile networks, sending its shares up much as 8 per cent.
The deal ends a year-long dispute with Apple, one of the biggest legal battles in mobile technology and Ericson said it would pave the way for cooperation between the companies on future technologies.
Ericsson had said in its filing to a US district court in January that Apple’s license to use the technology developed by the Swedish firm had expired, and that two years of negotiations had not led to a new deal.
Ericsson estimated overall revenue from intellectual property rights in 2015 would hit 13 to 14 billion crowns ($1.52-$1.64 billion) up from 9.9 billion in 2014 as a result of the agreement.
An Apple spokesman in Europe had no immediate comment, referring to a January statement by the firm where it said it had deep respect for intellectual property and was willing to pay a fair price for rights to patents.
While Ericsson did not specify exactly how much the Apple deal would contribute to sales and earnings, UBS analysts said in a research note it believed the deal meant a catch-up payment of 3.6 billion crowns for 2015, including a one-off sum of 0.5 billion covering items such as legal fees.
UBS estimated the agreement would boost Ericsson’s operating profit by 13 per cent in 2015 and 10 per cent in 2016, providing 775 million crowns per quarter in licensing fees.


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and wish to avoid them. They can't.
Aside from buying USDA organic, a label that can only be awarded to foods without GMO ingredients, there's no way to know if you're eating a food made from GMOs. The FDA, the agency in charge of food labeling, does not require foods with GMO ingredients to be specially marked. According to the FDA, "The use or absence of use of bioengineering in the production of a good or ingredient does not, in and of itself, mean that there is a material difference in the food." Its stance is that because genetically modified (GM) and conventional crops are the same, there's no reason to label the foods with GMO ingredients as being different.
A host of consumers disagrees with the FDA. The strongest arguments for GMO labeling stand on the grounds that, first, the science on GMOs is young and unproven, and second, we live in a democratic country and have the right to know what we're eating.
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Agriculture experts tend to agree that more study needs to be done on GMOs before we can shun or adopt them. "Are GMOs dangerous?" asks Charles Benbrook, Professor in Washington State's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, "We don't know enough to reach any definitive judgments." Another professor, David Zilberman, who specializes in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, feels more confident about the potential of GMOs. He says, "Agricultural biotechnology is in its infancy and the sky is the limit."
Each expert sees the present debate on GMOs as a charged moment. "This is the beginning of a new era," says Zilberman. "If we stop GMOs, we kill a new era." Zilberman does note that GMOs present risks, but he believes that with GMOs we will be "taking small risks to address big problems." Benbrook takes a more reserved approach to GMOs. "We are diving headlong into a brave new world of agriculture," he says. "Everybody ought to be interested in what's in their food."
Two weeks ago, news broke that Californians, who have historically been very interested food safety, will be voting on GMO labeling in November. If enough people vote in favor of The California Right To Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, the labeling of GMO foods will begin in California. Experts will be watching the vote's ripple effect. A vote for labeling may curb food producers' interest in bioengineering. A vote against labeling may encourage biotechnicians to stay their course: to develop, test, and get to market new genetically modified crops.
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Despite its corporate difficulties, WeWork Edinburgh leases out almost all office space
WeWork Edinburgh has almost leased out its available office space less than a month after its official launch, according to the company.
Despite its well-publicised corporate difficulties, around 1,000 ‘members’ have signed up to take space in the 80 George Street building since opening on October 1 and such has been the interest that there is just one unlet office remaining.
Boasting sweeping views from its roof top terrace – overlooking Edinburgh Castle, and which in the past has been used as a broadcast location by the BBC – the facility, which spans six floors, has been in high demand from tech workers and start-ups across the city, who can take up a mix of individual desk and office spaces, starting from £250-a-month.
The firm was not willing to go officially on the record this week but confirmed that the demand has been “really encouraging” and that it has worked with third party vendors to put right early teething troubles which impacted on the internet connectivity of some users. Its UK General Manager Mathieu Proust – the former General Manager of Uber Eats in the UK – has been in the city meeting members and also local business stakeholder groups, including the Chambers of Commerce. The reception to the new facility, which also boasts a WeWork ‘lab space’, run in the style of a business incubator, helping start-up tech companies with advice and mentoring, has been very positive, according to the firm.
Inside, the building has a stripped back industrial look and feel, with exposed air ducts, pipes and beams; the Scandinavian-style hardwood floors and furniture, plants and greenery, brushed steel kitchen appliances (all the mod cons from dishwashers to fridges and microwaves), not to mention the beer on tap and barista station for free coffees, is deliberately designed to appeal to the modern tech worker.
Open plan desk spaces are available but there are also individual offices for companies to settle into, as well as phone-box style booths where people can make private calls and meeting spaces which can be booked via the WeWork app. In terms of its environmental credentials and carbon footprint, single use plastic is not deployed anywhere in the building, the lights are on motion sensors, so automatically switch off when rooms are vacated and the use of space is said to be two times more efficient than the average.
Against all the excitement of the new Edinburgh office space opening, which adds to WeWork’s extensive London presence, as well as bases in Manchester and Cambridge, the big story in the background this week has been the company’s well-publicised $5bn bail-out by Japan’s SoftBank Group, which has helped shore up its financial position following the collapse of its stock market listing. However, that has not appeared to dent the enthusiasm of Edinburgh’s tech community which has been enticed by a very well kitted out and attractive office space that is sadly all too lacking in the city.
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Bristlecone Advisors LLC Sells 903 Shares of Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)
Bristlecone Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 1.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,916 shares of the coffee company’s stock after selling 903 shares during the period. Starbucks Corporation makes up 1.1% of Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s holdings in Starbucks Corporation were worth $3,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Starbucks Corporation by 62.6% in the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,865 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 718 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Starbucks Corporation by 10.2% in the first quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,012 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. TrimTabs Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Starbucks Corporation during the first quarter worth approximately $122,000. Kings Point Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Starbucks Corporation by 22.5% in the first quarter. Kings Point Capital Management now owns 2,310 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Starbucks Corporation by 9.1% in the first quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,489 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.98% of the company’s stock.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) traded down 0.08% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $53.18. 2,037,256 shares of the stock traded hands. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $57.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.25. Starbucks Corporation has a 52 week low of $50.84 and a 52 week high of $64.87. The firm has a market cap of $76.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.80.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 27th. The coffee company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.55. The business had revenue of $5.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.76 billion. Starbucks Corporation had a net margin of 12.93% and a return on equity of 52.82%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Starbucks Corporation will post $2.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 8th. Starbucks Corporation’s dividend payout ratio is 50.76%.
SBUX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated an “average” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks Corporation in a research report on Friday, July 28th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Starbucks Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $64.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 18th. Vetr downgraded Starbucks Corporation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $64.50 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, April 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Starbucks Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 19th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, UBS AG set a $70.00 price objective on Starbucks Corporation and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Starbucks Corporation presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.93.
In other Starbucks Corporation news, Director Jorgen Vig Knudstorp purchased 18,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $55.30 per share, for a total transaction of $995,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 18,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $995,400. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Clifford Burrows sold 114,826 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.46, for a total transaction of $6,827,553.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 363,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,604,374.78. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Starbucks Corporation Company Profile
Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks) is a roaster, marketer and retailer of coffee. As of October 2, 2016, the Company operated in 75 countries. The Company operates through four segments: Americas, which is inclusive of the United States, Canada, and Latin America; China/Asia Pacific (CAP); Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Channel Development.
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People and computers sat recently with Eugene Kaspersky, the head of Kaspersky lab, for an interesting and long, tell-all conversation. For our reader’s convenience, we are publishing this interview in two parts – in the first one Mr. Kaspersky shares his thoughts about new security threats, talks about the history compared to the present and even relates to the exciting world of cyber threats in the world of the Internet of Things.
Can you please elaborate about the new security threats?
“The most dangerous looming cyber threat today is the possibility of the use of sophisticated malware in order to physically damage critical infrastructure. Such an attack may be a result of a full-blown cyber war between nations or a terrorist attack. We live in a world where everything, from nuclear power stations and chemical plants to banking and telecommunications, is computerized, and therefore potentially vulnerable to cyber attacks.
“This is not a brand new threat – it has been known about for some years, particularly after the discovery of Stuxnet – the first known cyber weapon to be deployed to physically damage industrial systems. But this is the sort of cyber attack that can potentially be extremely devastating and even deadly.
“However, the threat from cyber weapons remains only a potential one as yet, but the widespread use of cyber-espionage has already become a very big issue for the whole of the world. Spying on the web is massive and is growing fast. There are two problems here: first, it destroys the trust between governments and fosters global paranoia at the time when we need global cooperation to tackle the huge problems the world is facing, including cybercrime and the threat of cyber terrorism. Second, sophisticated cyber-espionage tools are just a step away from cyber weapons. In fact, the border may be sometimes blurred. If malware can invade a system to steal critically important data, it most probably can wipe it out too – causing massive damage as well. There is also the problem that you can’t really trust data that was stored in a compromised system. What if a targeted attack was used to amend it? What if some critical process is dependent on numbers in a database that has been hacked?
“On an ordinary user level, the growing tide of mobile malware is a big problem. People so far are mostly not concerned with the protection of their tablets or Smartphones. But mobile malware has already become a lucrative business for cybercriminals, and it’s growing very fast.
“Just to illustrate how dependent we are on computer systems, last year a tunnel in Haifa was shut down after a security camera malfunction. I cannot say if it was a sabotage attack, or just a computer glitch, but it was yet another demonstration of how our lives are dependent on IT systems.”
What is the difference between past threats and recent/future ones?
“In the beginning malware – the first computer viruses – was designed by researchers to explore the limitations of software systems. Scientific curiosity was the key driver for them. The next big group of virus writers was made up of hooligans. Young geeks were creating malware to raise havoc and have fun. When hundreds of millions of people started using the Internet and when various online services emerged, professional cybercriminals came in. Their motivation is simple – they want to steal money.
The whole cybercrime ecosystem is now diverse and well developed. It’s like the classic supply chain in proper business: one gang creates malware, another gang buys it and infects users, a third one buys a ready bot-net and uses it for its own purposes. The gangs themselves are also organized as proper businesses; they even have different departments, HR and marketing, they have discounts for loyal partners and even customer support. Cybercrime today is global and very profitable. The latest addition to the threat landscape has come from security services or from professional groups of hackers working on behalf of governments, or whoever pays. They are designing and deploying sophisticated cyber-espionage systems. There are probably hundreds of such attacks happening every year and they are causing immense damage, not only to their victims, but also by poisoning trust at the international level. Most probably governments are developing cyber weapons as well that can be used to attack computer systems running various physical objects. The result of this is that cyber threats are getting more and more sophisticated, and we’re very afraid that weapons-grade malware will get into the hands of organized crime. Or cyber terrorists, god forbid.”
In your opinion, is cyber the continuation of information security, a marketing term, or a new and wide dimension of threats?
“Cyber is a useful catch-all term to describe anything related to computers, networked technologies, virtual reality and similar things. In this sense, the emergence of the cyber domain – the Internet, computerized industrial systems, etc., etc. has created massive benefits and opportunities for the whole of humanity, but all this comes with a price to pay, which is this whole new dimension of cyberthreats of course. Today there is wide awareness that Windows-based computer systems require protection. But it wasn’t like that all the time. This awareness arose as a result of major cyber attacks, such as the Chernobyl virus, which caused massive damage, ILOVEYOU and Slammer worm epidemics, etc., etc. But the problem is that other systems – including the ones that operate massive industrial machines and all sorts of networked devices in the IoT – are vulnerable as well. And we need to change our mindset and understand that security concerns should be a priority in designing and running them.”
Does the internet of things widens the threats, and how’s so?
“Oh yes, it does. Any networked device has a computer run by an operating system, and most probably the software has vulnerabilities. We are coming to a situation when there soon will be tens of billions of various networked devices in the world, from cars to fridges and toasters, which have an Internet connection and that can be hacked. Of course, most cybercriminals would be interested only in targets that can bring them relatively easy profits. But if a device is not well protected, it can be hacked by a low-qualified criminal for profit or just for fun. If you own a smart house that has an e-lock or a security system packed with vulnerabilities, it would be a blessing for burglars. With the IoT, the range of cyber threats is expanding like a supernova. Technically there’s pretty much no difference between a hack of a laptop or washing machine or whatever. So a massive cyber attack on IoT devices is just a matter of time and economic feasibility.”
What do you think of on the state of the security market, especially about some of the latest Large acquisitions that were made?
“I don’t really like commenting on what’s happening with our competitors. I wish the best luck to all of them; after all, we are together in the boat of protecting the world from cyber threats, and I think that competition in the industry is fostering innovation and progress. But our business is to be at the top of the game, and that is exactly what we are doing.”
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Apple: Nude-photo hack not a product of iCloud system breach
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Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) officials said about two days of investigations have shown that hackers stole photos from individual accounts in its iCloud storage service, but that the thefts — which resulted in the leak of nude celebrity photos — did not come from systemic bugs in iCloud or the Find My iPhone app.
The Cupertino, California-based company began its probe after observers suggested the iCloud storage product had vulnerabilities that allowed hackers to infiltrate the accounts of several female celebrities.
"After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet," the company wrote in a statement. "None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud or Find my iPhone."
Earlier reports suggested the breach may have occurred through the Find My iPhone mobile app, claiming a bug may have made it possible for hackers to submit multiple usernames and passwords without being locked out.
Apple said it will continue working with law enforcement to find the criminals involved in the incident. The company is working to calm the storm surrounding the leaks as it prepares for the upcoming Sept. 9 event where it's expected to unveil its new iPhone models and potentially a wearable device.
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Melbourne should become an international fashion capital rivalling Paris and Milan and a new Victorian ministry for fashion should be created in the state government, according to a new MP.
And she is going to back up the talk with action – modelling Melbourne and Victoria’s best fashions in Spring Street.
New Sex Party MP Fiona Patten is a former fashion designer who once had a shop in Canberra selling her own creations.
She has promised to be a vocal supporter of Victoria’s fashion industry in state parliament.
“We could become a fashion capital like Milan and like Paris,” she said.
“Milan and Paris have fashion ministries… I think Melbourne would do to have one. We have a sports minister, we have an arts minister,” she said.
Ms Patten said more people came to Melbourne to buy clothes than to see sport.
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Inside The Economist’s ‘long-haul’ programmatic journey
In less than nine months, The Economist has gone from programmatic advertising neophyte to savvy veteran.
The Economist hired its first programmatic specialists in June 2014, and didn’t actively sell through programmatic channels until August. Since then, programmatic selling has become ubiquitous at The Economist, which had made “millions in pounds” in programmatic revenue over the last nine months. Not only does it sell inventory through guaranteed direct deals and exchanges, but buys programmatically to extend the reach of the content it creates for brands. Programmatic has also helped it lower the cost of finding new print subscribers.
“What’s worked for us is embracing programmatic as a strategy rather than a tactical solution that solves the short-term objective of filling impressions,” said Economist Group online advertising vp Ashwin Sridhar. “We are in this for the long haul.”
The transition wasn’t without its hurdles. For all of programmatic’s promises of efficiency, publishers still face issues when it comes to implementing and selling on the technology. The Economist, for example, has had deals fall through due to technical issues with campaigns — issues that often worsened when the daisy chain of ad tech vendors involved in deals made it difficult to identify where exactly things went wrong. These situations resulted in The Economist moving the campaigns to its direct deal channels.
The Economist experienced problems with its private marketplace deals, which often resulted in a trickle of buying activity rather than the flood that it was expecting. It’s a common complaint among publishers today, particularly because uncertainty about private marketplace selling often makes it impossible to forecast revenue. “Programmatic is here, but the efficiency isn’t,” Sridhar said.
Still, despite programmatic’s implementation issues, The Economist has embraced it on multiple fronts, not only with guaranteed direct deals but also open exchange selling, which it’s used to prospect new clients that it wasn’t working with directly. Likewise, programmatic has also helped open up The Economist to advertisers running direct response campaigns, which Sridhar said that The Economist, with its small-but-desirable audience, was ill-equipped to implement previously.
Surprisingly, The Economist has been immune to the persistent issues publishers face with getting their salespeople on board with programmatic, which sales teams have historically been either confused by or outright hostile to. Turning that around involves both educating the sales side and retooling their compensation structures. Salespeople are incentivized to sell because of the commissions they get off of direct deals, not by the money that flows in through programmatic channels, which tend to be indirect.
To realign those incentives, The Economist has started a double compensation scheme. When a programmatic deal comes in, both the programmatic specialist and the salesperson working the account get a commission, which Sridhar says eliminates the sales friction between the two channels. The scheme has worked well enough that The Economist plans to assign its digital salespeople programmatic sales targets starting this year.
“We need to stop looking at programmatic as a separate revenue stream,” Sridhar said. “The conversations are slightly different, but there’s no reason why with the right training and knowledge a direct sales person shouldn’t be having those conversations. All that’s changed is the channel of execution.”
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Turkey’s trade to Europe see delays amid long truck queues at Kapıkule border gate
Burak Coşan - EDİRNETurkey’s trade to Europe has been slowed down with more than 1,000 trucks waiting for days to cross through the Kapıkule Border Gate with Bulgaria to European markets. The delays are reportedly caused by an ongoing bribery operation carried out by Bulgarian police, tightening controls by the EU to prevent human trafficking by land, and construction works at the gate.
Some trucks in line have been waiting at the border gate since Sept. 30, with transport companies saying they are carrying goods worth more than $100 million. However, sector representatives have noted that there has been some easing in queues as of Oct. 4, following talks between the Turkish and Bulgarian authorities.
While Turkish trucks previously crossed to Bulgaria via two platforms, they can now do so only via one platform, as the Bulgarian authorities say newly-laid concrete has not yet dried on one of them.
In addition, police in other EU countries have recently tightened measures against human trafficking at borders, further exacerbating delays.
An ongoing bribery operation conducted by the Bulgarian police against customs officers has also slowed down border passes, according to senior representatives from the Istanbul-based International Transporters Association (UND).
“Although no human trafficking case has been seen in the last two months, with the Turkish police making regular controls, police officers from the EU countries have also tightened their measures, which has created long queues at the border,” said UND Executive Board Chair Fatih Şener.
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Şener added that the Bulgarian side now accepts around 18 vehicles per hour, down from around 60 vehicles in the past.
“While up to 900 vehicles were previously able to pass through the Kapıkule Border Gate per day, this figure has dropped to less than 600. This is the same at the Hamzabeyli Gate, another border gate opening to Bulgaria. We here call for help and support from Turkish officials,” he said.
Şener claimed that the daily passage capacity through the Kapıkule Border Gate could be increased to 3,000 vehicles, as the current capacity is not enough to meet the demands of either exporters and importers.
One truck driver who has been waiting at the border gate since Oct. 1 said both he and his company were now “in big trouble.”
“I have had to park my truck by the roadside since last Saturday … There is almost nowhere to eat here. Both me and my company are in big trouble,” he said.
Şener also said many tons of products with limited shelf life were set to spoil due to the delays.
“Transporters who submit their goods late to their customers in Europe need to pay compensation for such delays. As we cannot offer a 5-day delivery guarantee to our European customers, some of them have started to opt for other suppliers,” he added.


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Smartphone industry in India has been witnessing an explosive growth for last few quarters. In Q1 2014, smartphone shipments in India reached to 17.59 million mark with a staggering 186% Y-O-Y growth. This has allowed India to outpace China, which has recorded 31% Y-O-Y growth during the same period. Most of smartphone users in India have apparently migrated from feature phone to smartphone largely categorized as first-time-smartphone-users, which has resulted in a massive adoption of low-price-entry-level smartphones. Nearly 78% of smartphones, shipped in India during the first quarter of the year, were price tagged with $200 or even lesser.
Though, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (KRX:005935) remains the top smartphone vendor in India with 35% market share, the growing demand of low price smartphone ahs helped homegrown smartphone vendors to grab a sizable share of the market. Three top local smartphone vendors in India Micromax, Karbonn and Lava, combined, captured nearly one-third of the smartphone market in Q1 2014. Once a market leader, Nokia’s market share declined further to mere 4% in Q1 2014 as compared to 5.9% in a year ago quarter. The company, owned by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) now, is trying to lure smartphone users with Nokia X series smartphones, launched recently.
Smartphone shipments in India accounted for 29% of total mobile phone shipments in Q1 2014 though, the overall penetration of smartphone in India still hovers at 10%. Against 933 million mobile subscribers in India, only 91.59 million smartphones shipments have been recorded till the end of Q1 2014. However, the low penetration of mobile phone, as well as smartphone, provides a big opportunity for all mobile phone vendors. In developed nation, like US, smartphone market is saturating, while in developing markets, such as China, mobile penetration has crossed 90%, while more than 60% of mobile phone users are already using smartphone.
Another important reason behind the growth of indian smartphone market is the increasing popularity of Phablet among users. In Q1 2014, nearly 875,000 units of Phablet devices – with a screen size between 5.5 inches and 7 inches – were shipped. The phablet market is growing at the expense of small-screen tablets – screen size between 7 inches and 8 inches. Local vendors have flooded the smartphone market with low-price Phablet devices and, due to multi-functional aspects, users are finding it more useful than non-connected (Wi-Fi only) small screen tablets. In Q1 2014, phablet devices account for 10% of worldwide shipment of smarthphones. The Phablet shipments are expected to reach 120 million by 2018 while small-screen tablet market share will decline to 44.5% in 2018 from 55% in 2013.
The growth in indian smartphone industry is expected to increase by multi folds in next few quarters. Declining Average Selling Price (ASP) and introduction of new vendors, like Obi and Gionee, will fuel this growth, and competition too. The scenario could lead India to become the third largest country by the number of smartphone users by 2017.